Category Archives: GDC 2011
Sun, Mar 06, 2011 | 21:39 GMT
Blizzard: StarCraft II’s eSports features were “worth it”
Blizzard designer Dustin Browder has said StarCraft II’s final form was drastically confined by the need to make it eSports-friendly, but that it was “worth it”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, GDC 2011, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzard, Dustin Browder, sc2, starcraft 2, starcraft II
Sun, Mar 06, 2011 | 00:22 GMT
Saturday Shorts: GDC nuggets, game sales, Yakuza 4, Angry Birds
It’s Saturday. There’s loads of tiny stuff to fill the empty spaces inside your brain below.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Saturday Shorts
Tags: Angry Birds, anthony mundine, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition, billy the kid dib, call of juarez: bound in blood, Dead Nation, death cab for cutie, Depeche Mode, Far Cry 2: Fortune's Edition, Fight Night: Champion, harmonix, Hideki Konno, iNiS, Lego Star Wars III, ncaa football12, Night of the Sacrifice, om Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2, popcap game sale, rock band 3, sales, starpoint gemini, steam sale, THQ GDC talk, University of SoCal, yakuza 4
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 | 22:37 GMT
THQ: inSane trilogy will only happen if the first entry in the series works
THQ is planning on Guillermo del Toro’s inSane being trilogy, but is being realistic when it says it will only happen if the first entry in the series works.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, Guillermo del Toro, Insane, Mike Kulas, volition
Sat, Mar 05, 2011 | 08:45 GMT
Alice: Madness Returns gets first gameplay footage
IGN off-screened Spicy Horse’s Alice: Madness Returns at GDC this week, showing the game’s actual play for the first time. Alice is seeking to reveal the truth of his parents’ murder, a quest demonstrably involving running around, collecting stuff, stabbing enemies and hitting things with a horse’s head. Alice releases this June. There are two movies down below.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, american mcgee, spicy horse
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 18:32 GMT
Unreal Engine 3 GDC demo gets shakycammed
The behind-closed-doors next-gen tech demo of Unreal Engine 3 Epic Games showed to press at GDC this week has now made it’s way to Youtube.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, PC, Platform holders
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 16:34 GMT
Off-screen Battlefield 3 footage gets out from GDC
Someone’s posted a four minute long video of Battlefield 3 from GDC. Get in there quick before EA yanks it!
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 14:07 GMT
Battlefield 3 on consoles will still look “very good,” says DICE
Worried the PC version of Battlefield 3 will overshadow the console versions? DICE says stop panicking: both PS3 and 360 SKUs will still look “very good.”
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Gustav Tilleby, patrick bach
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 13:35 GMT
Death is no option: Digital Extremes on The Darkness II
A Darkness sequel? That Starbreeze won’t touch it with a ten foot demon tentacle? Sounds bad: it won’t stop DI making a game capable of breaking free from the shadow of its predecessor, though.
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Posted in: 2K, GDC 2011, Impressions, Interview, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Digital Extremes, The Darkness II
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 13:21 GMT
No Donkey Kong Country Returns sequel being planned, says Retro
Nintendo has said at GDC a sequel to Donkey Kong Country Returns is currently not on the cards.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kensuke Tanabe, retro studios
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 11:32 GMT
Friday shorts, part 1: Fruit Ninja acquiring “next big thing” status, John Romero’s still hardcore, much more
If we tried to write up all the little stories, all we’d do is write all day. What?
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, MMO, PC, PS3, Platformer, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 000: Dawn of War II - Retribution, Angry Birds, battlefield heroes, darkfall, Deadly Premonition, doctor who, Donkey Country Returns, dynasty warriors 7, Fruit Ninja, Introversion, lotro, peter molyneux, Populous, retro, Sidewinder, the fancy pants adventures, warhammer 40, We Dare
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 09:48 GMT
Alan Wake PC cancellation decision not made by Remedy
Remedy’s said the decision to cancel the PC version of Alan Wake did not come from them.
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 09:06 GMT
Cage: Quantic Dream’s two projects are “very different”
Quantic Dream boss David Cage has reiterated at GDC that the French developer is currently working on two new projects, adding that they’re “very different” animals.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011
Tags: david cage, quantic dream
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 07:47 GMT
THQ Montreal to co-develop Homefront series
THQ has confirmed that its newly-made Montreal studio is to co-develop the Homefront series with Kaos Studios in New York.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, PC, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Dave Davis, homefront, kaos studios, THQ Montreal
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 08:12 GMT
ArenaNet details Thief profession for Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet has revealed the sixth of eight professions in Guild Wars 2 – the Thief.
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 00:54 GMT
Two secret projects at Capcom Vancouver
Capcom Vancouver’s Dee Jay Randall has revealed the studio has two unannounced projects in the works.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development, GDC 2011, Trade
Tags: blue castle, blue castle games, Capcom Vancouver
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 13:29 GMT
Bleszinski: “AAA is not dying” – full GDC session report
Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski gave his much-anticipated GDC talk earlier today, giving insight into PR, marketing, team-building and how to deal with the “fucking assholes” of the internet.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 16:33 GMT
Sony contradicts itself, says 41.6 million PS3s sold worldwide
Sony said at GDC this week that PlayStation 3 has sold 41.6 million units worldwide since its release in 2006, contradicting the latest number given in its official financial reports, which stands at 47.9 million.
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 21:37 GMT
Thursday shorts, part 2: Jaffe and console design, more GDC panel bits, THQ gets into bother over Homefront balloons
Ready for some more short goodness? Om nom nom away after the break.
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Posted in: 2K, 3DS, GDC 2011, Germany, Horror, MMO, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sega, Shooter, Stardock, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: ARMA 2: Reinforcements, bohemia interactive, Brad Wardell, Columns, dark souls, david jaffe, dead space 2, Dragon Crystal Shirani's Maze, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, Game Gear, Gearbox Interactive, homefront, Ian Milham, Indie Fund, kaos studios, prince of persia, Sonic & Tales 2, Sonic Drift 2, Stardock, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The GG Shinobi, tom chilton, toy soldiers, visceral games, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 13:25 GMT
Prototype 2 gets extended VGAs trailer from GDC
Activision’s released an extended debut trailer of Prototype 2 that aired during the Spike VGAs back in December. It includes the same trailer, but now has comments from developer Radical Entertainment at the end. Get it after the break, via GT. Game’s out on PS3, 360 and PC in 2012.
May want to stay tuned. Steph seen this for us last night at GDC. More on the way.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Prototype 2, radical entertainment
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 12:19 GMT
Homefront the most pre-ordered title in THQ history, says Bilson
THQ core games boss Danny Bilson has said upcoming Kaos shooter Homefront is the most pre-ordered game in the company’s history.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, homefront, kaos studios
Tearaway screens show loads of cuteness, pig skin pre-order bonus